New Delhi, April 28: After an Oscar nomination, ‘Kavi’ the story of an Indian slave boy, has now made it to the prestigious Cannes film festival.
The 19-minute-long film by American director Gregg Helvey will be screened in the Short Film Corner at the 63rd edition of the festival.
“Kavi will be screening in the Short Film Corner at Cannes. Many people are learning about modern slavery for the first time with the film and Cannes will be a big platform,” Helvey told PTI.
The film had lost out the Oscar trophy to the Danish entry ‘The New Tenants’ in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category.
‘Kavi’ which was shot on a shoe string budget with an Indian cast near Mumbai, would add to the ‘desi’ presence on the French Riviera.
–PIT